Per Diem, Clinical Nurse (Oncology Infusion Clinic)
City of Hope
Huntington Beach, CA
ID: 7247160 (Ref.No. 10026292)
Posted: May 23, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $72.61 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
We have a great opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse who's seeking a per diem role in our brand new outpatient infusion clinic in Huntington Beach. The nurse plays a crucial role in providing specialized care to our patients in the outpatient chemotherapy infusion clinic.Your primary responsibility is to deliver comprehensive nursing care to the patients while assisting them through their treatment journey offering emotional support and education.The nurses at City of Hope play a vital role in improving the quality of life for cancer patients by providing expert care, support, and education throughout their cancer journey.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Assessing patients’ health status
- Developing and implementing care plans
- Administering chemotherapy and other medications, monitoring patents’ vital signs and symptoms
- Providing education and support to patients and their families and coordinating care and follow-up appointments. Help with managing side effects and complications from their cancer treatment.Involved in quality improvement initiatives, and patient education programs specific to cancer care.
Your qualifications should include:
- Graduate from nursing school with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or graduate from a nursing school with a diploma, Associate degree in Nursing and currently enrolled in a BSN program. ( Must obtain BSN within two years of hire or transfer)
- 1-3 years experience in an acute care setting and/or outpatient setting.
- Current California Registered Nurse license
- BLS from American Heart Association
- ONS certification
- Oncology, Hematology or BMT experience highly preferred.
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.
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Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $72.61 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.